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Portrait of Dona Dominga and Baptista

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in earthy, gray, ochre, green, rose and black tones,. Smooth texture. Composition representing couple sitting on a couch, against a plain background, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support, and the faces almost don't have defined facial features. On the left, a stout female figure sitting facing forward, turned slightly to the right. Her face has no marked facial features, and we perceibe only its form. She wears a dark V-necke dress and has her hands in her lap with a suggestion of intertwining. We see, after the skirt hem, which is quite long, ankle and foot painted in black. On the right, the man is sitting slightly forward, facing left. He has a face with some indicated facial features, wears suit with tie and black shoes. The couple is sitting side by side in two-seater sofa of rectilinear forms, and we see its back at the middle of the couple's back.

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  • Title: Portrait of Dona Dominga and Baptista
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1941
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w23 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:mother, portrait:the artist's family:father, human figure:couple
  • Technique: watercolor
  • Signature: Stamped signature at bottom right "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 7
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 95” and "Nº 684”.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for the painting “Portrait of Dona Dominga and Baptista”; not executed
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1361
Projeto Portinari

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